What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 13 Gaining Experience

The good news is that no additional R&D costs are required.

Bad news, twenty thousand silver coins is a frightening amount.

22500 silver coins were worth one million, which was one million in 1996.

If we look at it based on the purchasing power of food, one million now is harder to earn than ten million twenty years from now.

Of course, if you provide your own materials, it will be much cheaper, only more than 300,000 yuan.

This number seems promising, and there seems to be a small bug in steel recycling:

It does not require purchasing through formal channels, as long as you can get the steel.

Although more than 900 tons of scrap steel is not a small number, it is much better than buying it. Moreover, steel is not as cheap as cabbage in the future, and it is difficult for ordinary people to buy such a large amount.

It is a bit difficult to build "Hashidate" within a hundred days, but the bigger problem is who to sell it to.

Who would buy an outdated gunboat from World War II in the 90s?

What a headache.

Faced with the task of supporting an entire shipyard, Tang Wen had no intention of continuing to work. He walked towards the office, intending to prepare future plans.

……

Early the next morning, Tang Wencai, who had stayed up all night and fell asleep in a chair, was awakened by a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

A skinny old man pushed the door open and walked in. There were words floating on his forehead:

Tang Yi: Director of R&D Center/Ship Engineer (Junior)

"Hello Commander, I am the head of R&D and manufacturing at Gaijin Shipyard. I will assist you in developing new equipment and resolving manufacturing issues.

The R&D center currently has a total of four people, and has the ability to research and develop naval and most mechanical equipment before the 1940s. You can research and develop at any time by consuming resources.

The old man spoke for a long time, then he snapped his toes together and saluted Tang Wen before he finished.

"Wait, what did you call me, Commander?"

Tang Wen thought this name was a bit strange. Why did it sound like playing Warship Girls?
“Of course, you have command of the shipyards and the warships they build.

Your mission is to build increasingly powerful warships, and then use them to defeat all challengers and finally dominate the entire ocean! "

The old man's tone was so passionate that Tang Wen became more and more confused the more he listened.

This is different from what the system says!

Tang Wen: "Can I command a warship?"

Tang Yi: "Yes, you can control any warship from the shipyard. Of course, I recommend that you recruit a suitable captain, which will greatly improve combat efficiency."

Tang Wen: "But it takes a lot of people to operate a warship, at least hundreds of sailors. It's too difficult."

“You can control the ship directly, but having the right captain makes it much more convenient.

With enough captains, you can even command an entire fleet."

Tang was concise and to the point, saying the most frightening words in the calmest tone.

Tang Wen suddenly jumped up from his chair and asked in disbelief:
"You mean I can control a warship by myself, sailing it, maneuvering it, and firing its cannons, without anyone else?!"

"Yes, this is the ability of every commander, and only you can do it."

Tang Wen opened his mouth slightly, and suddenly looked at Tang Yi as if he thought of something.

The latter raised his eyebrows and continued:

"You must command a warship from the bridge, so I do not recommend any dangerous actions."

Tang Wen was a little disappointed at first, but soon became excited.

It would be wonderful if one person could control a battleship. Isn't it just like playing a game?

Originally, there was no need for thousands of sailors from more than a dozen departments on the ship. He could command the warship by himself. Doesn't that mean a lot of possibilities?

"Tang Yi, can I also control the 'Duty Free No. 1' I built earlier?"

"I'm sorry, Commander, but 'Duty Free One' is just a hull, not a ship. In fact, you never built a complete ship."

Tang Yi's expression became a little resentful. The system had been in place for more than half a month, and Tang Wen hadn't built a single ship yet. He was thinking of reselling diesel engines to make money. It was a bit of a waste of talent.

Meeting his gaze, Tang Wen touched the back of his head awkwardly, thinking that he hadn't done anything serious.

However, when he thought about the less than two hundred silver coins left in his pocket, he had to return to reality.

"Tang Yi, can a Level 1 shipyard only produce warship-related items?"

Tang nodded.

"So all kinds of engines count, right? In fact, many engines used on land can also be installed on ships."

Tang Yi thought about it and nodded:

"Yes, limited by our knowledge and processing capabilities, the engines we can build are limited to technology from the 40s. However, we can provide a range of power components, including steam turbines, reciprocating steam engines, coal-fired boilers, oil-fired boilers, internal combustion engines, and electric motors."

Tang Wen: "So sonar counts too?"

"Of course, this is basic equipment for warships. Anti-submarine sonar was already very advanced in the 40s. We can manufacture quite good sonars, both towed and shipborne."

"Can that be used to detect schools of fish?"

"Of course, but..."

Tang Wen's sudden change of subject almost made Tang Yi's brain freeze, but he still nodded hesitantly.

Detecting schools of fish is certainly not a problem, it's a piece of cake.

Tang Wen was definitely overjoyed to see him. Sonar is a good thing, and military sonar must be good. If he sells it to fishermen, he will definitely make a lot of money.

He continued to ask:

"Where's the radio? There must be a high-powered radio."

"We have a very good tube radio, could it be..."

"Great!"

Tang Wen was already clapping his hands excitedly. Radio was also a good thing. Many fishermen couldn't afford a radio these days. If it could guarantee communication while out at sea, they would definitely be willing to spend money to buy it.

He seemed to have discovered a new world and kept asking Tang Yi all kinds of strange questions:

"There must be a searchlight, right? How can a warship not have one?"

"Yeah, a high-powered searchlight would be easy too."

"What about regular incandescent bulbs? Light bulb technology from the 40s should have been pretty good. They should have been able to produce low-wattage household bulbs, right?"

"Yes, but..."

"A telescope is also a good thing. Do you have one?"

"Can small marine motors also be used as agricultural machinery?"

"..."

Faced with Tang Wen's wild imagination, Tang Yi, who realized that something was wrong, could only nod frustratedly, but Tang Wen became more and more outrageous as if he was getting more excited.

"I'm sure we can cook on board. Are there kitchen equipment? Is there an ice cream machine?"

"This……"

"It seems like the various compartments on the warship are connected by telephone. Can we still build a telephone?"

"commander……"

"There must be a washing machine on board! That's a good thing. Home appliances are very popular now!" "But..."

"There are still..."

"commander!"

This time, Tang Yi finally couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted Tang Wen with a raised voice:

"I have to tell you first that any item in a LV1 shipyard requires R&D experience to be developed. Experience can only be exchanged for silver coins and cannot be redeemed.

You don’t have any R&D experience yet.”

Tang Wen was shocked: "But I can still use silver coins to research and develop at level 0!"

"That's because the shipyard's level is too low, and we were forced to do this.

You need to build different types of ships to gain research and development experience, or use the built ships in battle to gain it."

Tang Yi then explained the exchange rules of the official shipyard after the upgrade. Except for silver coins that can be exchanged for RMB in both directions, gold coins and R&D experience can only be exchanged for silver coins in one direction. They cannot be exchanged and can only be obtained through the system.

Coal and oil resources can only be purchased but cannot be converted into other materials, nor can they be materialized into reality.

Developing new products requires R&D experience, but R&D experience can only be obtained through developing new ships or combat.

It is impossible to develop new products without R&D experience, and it is impossible to gain R&D experience without developing new products.

But when there is only 0 experience, isn’t this an endless loop?

The only way to break out of this cycle is to fight. Is he going to have a hearty naval battle with someone?

Besides, the only ships that can be built at present are those with the hull of "Duty Free No. 50" and a -horsepower diesel engine.

The gasoline engine that originally required 1000 silver coins to develop has suddenly changed to require 500 experience points and can no longer be obtained in the short term.

Tang Wen's face darkened, and he grabbed Tang Yi's shirt collar fiercely:
"The shipyard hasn't developed a single ship yet. They can't develop new ships, and they can't fight either. Isn't that the end?"

The unprepared old man was almost dragged off the ground. He quickly slapped Tang Wen's hand and said:

"Why don't we have any ships? A few 50-horsepower tractors on the 'Duty Free One' would be quite impressive. Any ship can fight."

"How do we fight? Boarding?"

Tang Wen imagined himself jumping from a speedboat to another fishing boat and engaging in close combat with the other party.

"No, impact."

Tang Yi explained seriously:
"One of the most primitive tactics in naval warfare. Any ship can use it as a weapon. For a ship less than level 1, you need to ram a ship of similar size to be considered to have sunk a warship."

After Tang Wen understood, he came to his senses and said with sudden enlightenment:

"Isn't this just a low-level room to gain experience? Are there any conditions for sinking ships?"

Tang Yi: "The battle is imminent. As long as the ship is not under your control and ownership, sinking it with a warship in any state will count as a victory."

"..."

Tang Wen touched his chin and fell into deep thought.

……

three days later.

Wu Laoer sat in the strange-looking truck, closed his eyes and yawned.

"Old Chen, how long will it take?"

"It's almost there, don't rush it."

Chen Yonggui, who was driving a tractor, was also yawning constantly, not much better than Wu Laoer.

The only difference was that Wu Laoer was looking for sales channels in the city, while he was secretly going out to sea.

Strictly speaking, fishing is prohibited from May to August, but going out to sea is something that usually happens in the middle of the night and docks in the early morning, so it is difficult for the Ocean Administration to control it.

Of course, Chen Yonggui also knew that the fishing ban was to give the small fish time to grow up in order to protect the fish population. At the same time, in order to avoid supervision, he tried to run as far away as possible every time.

I was quite tired after a few times and almost spent the day catching up on sleep.

If he hadn't gone to the town to deliver grouper to his son, he wouldn't have met Wu Laoer who was hitchhiking.

Sitting on the truck bed, Wu Laoer proudly talked about his harvest:
"I've been to several towns recently, and there are very few 25-horsepower machines! And they're basically not sold individually, they're all attached to tractors.

As soon as I said I had 25-horsepower units in stock, several agricultural machinery stores ordered more than a dozen.

However, outboard motors are not easy to sell, as those on the boats think that unused brands are unreliable.

But they are willing to spend money. I told them to pay 10,000 yuan per unit without blinking an eye. I just want to make a small profit from it.”

"Ten thousand? Actually, it's not expensive at all."

Chen Yonggui said with emotion:

"You bought the motor from Xiao Tang for only 7,000, and then resold it for 10,000. It only took a few thousand to make a profit. You've completely taken advantage of the bargain!"

"That's not the case. I'm running around everywhere, treating people to meals, tea, and cigarettes. I don't know how many favors I owe them!"

"Come on, it's only a few hundred dollars!"

"You... forget it. I heard Xiao Tang is going to open a shipyard? Will you continue with the diesel engine business?"

"who knows."

Chen Yonggui shook his head:

“It’s not easy to open a factory. The investment is several ships. I would rather he make money in a legitimate way.

A shipyard takes at least several months to build, and this...wait, what is this?"

The sighing sound suddenly stopped, and the village chief stepped on the brakes hard, and Wu Yonggui almost fell in the truck.

"Old Chen, how the hell are you driving? I..."

Wu Laoer stood up cursing, and then saw Chen Yonggui jump off the Sibu Xiang and walk towards the bay dozens of meters away.

Seeing this, he hurried to follow and found some broken wood floating on the water.

"Whose boat is broken? But there haven't been any waves lately. Did they break it up themselves?"

"Who dismantled the ship into this mess?"

Chen Yonggui walked down while shaking his head, and frowned after looking carefully.

The fragments looked like they had been split. No ordinary person would do that. As the village chief, he must know what was going on.

"Let's go and take a look upstream. It's floating down from above."

After Wu Laoer climbed into the car, Sibu Xiang immediately set off along the bay, and soon the sound of a diesel engine was heard.

After getting a little closer, they both saw an incredible scene:
In a pond-sized bay, a young man drove a steel speedboat equipped with four external diesel motors. He suddenly rushed out from the corner and then crashed into a dilapidated fishing boat tied to the opposite bank.

A large hole immediately appeared in the latter's wooden hull, and it quickly filled with water and sank.

The young man controlling the speedboat let out a strange cry, then turned the boat and headed in another direction.

There are four or five small fishing boats tied up in the bay. They are old and discarded by the villagers. They can no longer go out to sea and are usually piled up as junk.

There were many villagers watching the fun around, and they greeted the village chief as soon as they saw him.

Chen Yonggui hurriedly asked what was going on, and the villagers replied:

"Today, the Tang family kid said he wanted to test the sturdiness of some ship, and he insisted on buying our crappy boats to ram them, and he paid 50 yuan for each one!
But I think he just spent hundreds of dollars today as if it were a game.

He also said that any rotten boats he didn't want would be given to him, and he would buy them all for 50 yuan. "I remember your family has one too, Village Chief. Please move here quickly!"

Chen Yonggui looked at Tang Wen who was having a lot of fun and the children around him who were shouting and yelling, and several question marks appeared on his forehead.

(End of this chapter)